Texas residents seeking abortions across state lines more than quadrupled from 2021 to 2023, with the biggest increases recorded after 2022 when the state’s trigger law banning the procedure in almost all cases took effect.

Citing data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, The Hill reported that 7,844 Texans sought out-of-state abortion services in 2023, while 4,718 traveled to different states for the procedure in 2022. In 2021, 1,712 Lone Star State residents obtained abortions in other states.

Just 62 abortions were reported in Texas in 2023, according to the HHSC data. All were listed as emergency procedures, including to preserve the health of the mother. Last year, 76 abortions were reportedly performed in the state.

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